2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament


The 2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament was held at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama, from May 25 to May 30.[2] The tournament used a double-elimination format as in past years. South Alabama, the winner of the tournament, earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4]

2021 Sun Belt Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouth Alabama (11th title)
TelevisionESPN+
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍y 15 9   .625 36 22   .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 34 23   .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 26   .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 21 31   .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 18 37   .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 27 24   .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 23   .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 30   .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 26 26   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 30   .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 19 30   .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 21 36   .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding

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Since 2017, the top ten teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn are invited to the tournament. The teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the bottom four seeds competing in a play-in round. The remaining eight teams will then play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament. The winner of each bracket will play a championship final.[5]

Results

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Play-in round

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Tuesday, May 25
Team R
#4 West Little Rock 1
#6 East Coastal Carolina 15
Tuesday, May 25
Team R
#3 East Troy 6
#5 West Arkansas State 9
Tuesday, May 25
Team R
#3 West ULM 6
#5 East Georgia State 9
Tuesday, May 25
Team R
#4 East App State 1
#6 West Texas State 0

Double-elimination round

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1E South Alabama 14
6E Coastal Carolina 7
1E South Alabama 6
4W Little Rock 2
 
 
1E South Alabama 5
2W UTA 4
2W UTA 8
5W Arkansas State 3
2W UTA 11
3E Troy 5
1E South Alabama 10
2E Georgia Southern 4
2E Georgia Southern 10
5E Georgia State 1
2E Georgia Southern 9
3W ULM 5
 
 
2E Georgia Southern 3
1W Louisiana 2
1W Louisiana 12
6W Texas State 6
1W Louisiana 7
4E App State 2

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Championships Schedule". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Degnan, Susan Miller (May 31, 2021). "Miami baseball heading to Gators' Gainesville for the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 NCAA DI baseball championship bracket revealed". NCAA. May 31, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Changes to Baseball Regular Season, Championship Format; Future Championship Sites Named". Sun Belt Conference. November 11, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2023.